U.S.: AAPA, Port of Oakland applaud Federal Mediator action on labor talks

The Federal Mediator's move on U.S. West Coast port talks has been described as the "first step" in breaking an eight-month negotiating impasse.

January 06 , 2015

Cutrale-Safra completes tender offer for Chiquita

With a tender offer now complete, the Brazilian takeover of Chiquita Brands is right around the corner.

January 06 , 2015

U.K.: Ugly fruit & vegetable trials to test shoppers' bite at Asda

Britain's Asda has followed in the footsteps of French supermarket Intermarché with an ugly food initiative to sell 'deformed' produce.

January 06 , 2015

U.K. salad specialist launches baby kale 'superfood' line

U.K. salad company Florette is targeting on-the-go health conscious foodies as part of baby leaf kale campaign.

January 06 , 2015

Year 2014 in Review - Second Half

The Chiquita takeover, Russia's produce ban, Andy Hall's defamation case, improved U.S.-China relations and Australian FTAs were some of the leading produce news topics of 2014.

December 30 , 2014

Chile: fig exporters' perpetual fight to get their produce to market

Figs' very short shelf life means Chilean shippers face a unique set of challenges compared to many Northern Hemisphere producers.

December 24 , 2014

Olmos: Inside northern Peru’s gigantic precedent for large-scale irrigation

A grape and blueberry grower says Peru's Olmos Irrigation Project is like an easy-access "agricultural condominium".

December 23 , 2014

EC to claim back €102M from members for improper CAP spending

The European Commission will recover money from three states who 'unduly' spent agricultural policy funds.

December 22 , 2014

U.K.: Tesco & Asda react to calls for more fairtrade fruit

British shoppers have 'bombarded' Asda and Tesco with more than 100,000 emails calling for the retailers to sell 100% fairtrade bananas.

December 19 , 2014

U.S.: West Coast port talks end 'not close', says employer

The Pacific Maritime Association says rumors that the negotiations are close to a final contract are not true and both sides remain apart on several issues.

December 18 , 2014